Fashion Board 3-5-04 to 4-6-04

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
A friend of mine has taken to saying "hoisted on Jean Luc Picard." Sounds geeky and dirty at the same time. Caught on with my group of friends like wildfire.

What shit. Jean Luc is hetero!

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
If you can't read this site at work because your employer as a filter, consider this tip, courtesy of the other Wonkette:

• [M]any filters can by bypassed via Alta Vista's translation services: http://babelfish.altavista.com/
  
  Just use the Babelfish to translate the target site from Japanese to English. It won't find any Japanese and will leave the existing English alone, returning basically the same page.

My employer's brand spanking new filter prevented me from ordering a couple of cami tops from Victoria's Secret. Apparently lingerie catalogues are forbidden. The same exact product at the Gap, ok.

BTW, I forgot to join in on str8's defense of Frederick's of Hollywood the other day. I've gotten a few things from there, including my fabulous cotton candy pink three inch marabou slippers, none terrible, and more importantly, none fell apart after a few washings. And the catalogue/store doesn't get more risque than the occassional crotchless panty. My guess, though, is that I won't be able to access that site from work either.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
My employer's brand spanking new filter prevented me from ordering a couple of cami tops from Victoria's Secret.

S'okay. My employer's new filter kept me from viewing how I see you in those tops.

(Kidding. Sorry.)

[Skeks in the city]

Originally posted by bilmore

[ltl y]ou've just become Queen Asshole, ya know?

no, that's not_me. ltl may be an asshole, but she's no queen.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I have to admit, I overrode the ignore feature after I saw the "my baby girl is purity and must be protected" crap.

My Point of View:

Once you publicly acknowledge that you have someone on ignore, you have violated all precepts of "ignore". (TM, PP, listening?)

"Ignore" is your own filter. Once you claim it as a badge, you are a weak little techno-nerd, unable to handle the crushing blows administered by your ignoree.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Skeks in the city
Originally posted by bilmore



no, that's not_me. ltl may be an asshole, but she's no queen.

I would have questioned that before today, but . . .

[Fugee]

Originally posted by bilmore
What shit. Jean Luc is hetero!

For a bald guy, he was tres sexy. He'd be on my laminated hoisting list.

[lookingformarket]

Originally posted by bilmore
S'okay. My employer's new filter kept me from viewing how I see you in those tops.

Unfortunately, my email filter didn't protect me from the pictures you sent of you modeling the latest Victor/Victoria My Gender Is a Poorly Kept Secret lingerie catalog. Damn Bilmore, you'd think that you'd realize that you need more material than that to cover your ass.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by lookingformarket
Unfortunately, my email filter didn't protect me from the pictures you sent of you modeling the latest Victor/Victoria My Gender Is a Poorly Kept Secret lingerie catalog. Damn Bilmore, you'd think that you'd realize that you need more material than that to cover your ass.

My ass is cute. F you.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Fugee
For a bald guy, he was tres sexy. He'd be on my laminated hoisting list.

He was on my list, and I like women! How could he NOT be on your list?

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Tell Butch Davis* to stop getting drunk in my local pub.

*or the best Butch Davis impersonator I've ever seen.

Dude, if you coached that fucking team, you'd get drunk, too.

[Fugee]

It was country night on AI and it wasn't always pretty. First thing I have to say is "what the heck is up with the background vocals?" Sometimes they almost overpowered the singer we're supposed to be hearing.

Second thing is that no one should sit down to sing unless they are quite sure they can compensate for the restriction on their diaphragm muscle. Every singer who started out sitting down had support issues** while sitting and singing. Matt Rogers was the worst because his knees were higher than his diaphragm when he sat. I don't know why the vocal coaches didn't clue them in on that.

Pink Amy gave the best country performance of the night and the best performance I've heard her give. Randy is right: she should be singing country. I don't expect her to be in the bottom 3 this week.

My favorites are still George, Fantasia, John Stevens, Jennifer and LaToya, but some did better than others.

George is really growing on me and I like him better every week. I'm trying to remember whose voice I think of when I hear him.

Fantasia can really sing anything. It was a controlled performance compared to her "let it all hang out" ones but I liked it.

This was not my favorite Latoya performance but the judges thought it was great. Maybe I didn't like it because it was a Garth Brooks song. I don't think country is her style but she still rocks as a performer.

This was also not my favorite performance from Jennifer but I think Simon is nuts in telling her she doesn't have it. Hers was not the worst performance by a long shot. Unfortunately, with Fantasia and LaToya in the mix, she doesn't get as many votes. It is possible that she will go this week (and I expect she will be in the bottom 3 because she was last week after a great performance) but she doesn't deserve it.

What can I say about John Stevens? He is a redhead like my nephew and I like his voice. I wish he'd zipped up his "King of the Road" a little and his performance was hindered by sitting down for the first half, which made his voice lack support. Interestingly, this was the first time Randy liked him. I wish he'd waited another 3 years or so until his voice matured more; I think he will be a great singer later on.

My least favorite performance was Camille Velasco. She was very shaky and out of tune, in part because she wasn't supporting while she was sitting. I also hate her voice because she always sounds adenoidal -- or like she is singing with a stuffed nose. I hope she takes a walk this week -- she has given poor performances compared to the others twice in a row and deserves to be the one voted out.

Jon Peter, Jasmine, and Matt Rogers all gave disappointing performances.

Jon Peter was flat a lot and I think it was a bad song choice. He should have done country rock rather than a ballad. Fortunately he didn't dance. He isn't going anywhere this week because he's this year's Clay.

Jasmine's song was in a bad key for her. The low parts were too low and it wasn't in the strong part of her range.

Matt's basic problem was -- surprise surprise -- the lack of support when he sat down at the beginning. He improved when he stood up. For some reason, I'm not "feeling him" and will feel no regrets when he goes home.

**For those who made it through life without a choir or voice teacher, the diaphragm is the muscle that helps fill your lungs with air and controlls the release of that air as well as putting power behind your voice. If a singer tries to sing loud by just the throat (a) em is going to wreck em's voice and (b) it sounds screamy.

[SlaveNoMore]

bilmore
My ass is cute. F you.

Dipping into the Yukon Jack before posting again, I see.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
By the way, nice bracket.

You pervert.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I saw a weensy bit of American Idol during my pedicure this evening. I found that red-headed guy kinda cute. I didn't really catch the singing part though.

He's only 16, you fucking sicko.